Corn cutter and shocker



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GORN GUTTER AND SHOOKER. No. 266,764. Patented Oct. 81, 1882.

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Patented Oct. 31, 1882.

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FRANK W. BURR AND ORVIL A. SMITH, OF LAFOX, ILLINOIS.

CORN CUTTER AND SHOCKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,764, dated October31, 1882.

Application filed July 20, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK W. BURR and ORVIL A. SMITH, citizens of theUnited States of America, residing at Lafox, in the county of Kane andState of Illinois, have invented an Improvementin Corn Gutters andShockers, of which the following is a specification, to wit:

Our invention relates to a corn cutter and shocker.

The object of our invention is to provide a machine for cutting andshocking green or standing corn; and our invention consists in certainelements of mechanism and combinations thereof, as will be hereinafterfully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is an end elevation of our improved corn cutter and shocker;Fig. 2, a plan view of the same, shown partly in section. Fig. 3 isaside elevation of the shocking and dumping arrangement. Fig. 4 is aplan view, and Fig. 5 a front elevation, of the same. Figs. 6 to 8,inclusive, are detailed views of some of the various parts, moreparticularly referred to hereinafter.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the said drawings, A A designate the main frame of the machine, whichis supported 011 a masterwheel, W, and two smaller wheels, W and W Themaster-wheel W turns on a shaft, S, supported at each end in suitablehearings on the main frame A A, and is provided with an internal gear,G, into which mesh on opposite sides pinions p p, respectively securedon the ends of the shafts S and S journaled in suitable hearings on themain frame A A. Supported over the master-wheel NV on the posts a a a aon the main frame A A is what we term the tableB, which consistsproperly of a frame formed by side pieces, I) b, and cross-pieces b b b,and hung in the middle on a rod, R,journaled in the top of the posts aa, and provided near each end with a spring, a, one end of each of whichis attached to the rod and the other to posts a a. (See Fig. 4.) Theupper ends of the posts a a are connected by a frame-piece, B, on theends of which are pivoted arms 0 and O, the longer one of which, 0, weterm the compress-arm.

(No model.)

To the shorter arm, 0, is attached the end of a rope or cable, D, whichpasses down and under a small pulley, 0, thence up and through an eye,0, in the compress-armO, thence downward through small pulleys c c to agrooved wheel or reel, E, on the shaft S This wheel E, which runsloosely on the inner end of shaft 8*, is provided on one side with aratchet, r, and on the other with a friction'cone, E, which fits in thefrictional conewheel E secured to the shaft S and revolving therewith.(See Fig. 6 for detail.) The wheel E is further provided on the sidehaving the ratchet r with a projection, T, which works in a recess in alever, L, pivoted to the frame A A in such a manner that it is capableof either a vertical or lateral movement. This lever is provided on theinner side with a spring belt or pawl, d, which engages with the ratchetr on the wheel E, as and for the purpose hereinafter more fully setforth, and is connected to and controlled by a hand-clip, d. Said leveris further provided with a spring-bolt, 0, connected to and controlledby a hand-clip, c, which catches under a loop, I, on the post a, throughwhich the lever passes, and thus holds said lever from moving verticallyuntil released.

Placed loosely on the shaft S, near its inner end, is a wheel, F,provided on one side with a clutch, F, corresponding with the face of aclutch-collar, F secured on the shaft S in such a manner that it turnswith said shaft, but is free to move longitudinally thereon. On theshaft S, with one end resting against the clntchcollar 1 and the otheragainst a fixed eollar,f, is a spring, f, which tends to press theclutch-collar F" into contact with the clutch F on the wheel F, whichis, however, held away by the bell-crank clutch-lever J, pivoted toframe A A, and connected to a push-rod, J, held by a spring-bolt, g,which enters into a hole,g,in said push-rod J,and thus holds the severalparts in their normal position.

To the periphery of the wheel F, which is provided with suitableflanges,is attached one end of a strap, T, secured at its other end toand connected by a rod, W, to the hand-lever L. The spring-bolt g isalso connected to the hand-lever L by a chain, 11. v

H is what we term the butt-board,- hinged to an upright post, H, on therear end of the main frame A A, and extending across the rear end of thetable B, and connected to one of the side pieces 1) thereof at a point,j, beyond the center, by a rod,j.

K is the cutting mechanism, (shown in detail in Fig. 8,) which consistsof a knife,7c, secured on the end of a vibrating lever,'7c, pivoted at 0to the finger-bar A A and connected at its inner end to a sliding bar,m, which is reciprocated from a crank, N, on the end of a shaft, N,byapitman, 19 The shaft Nruns in bearings n on the main frame A A, and isrotated from theshaft S by means of a bevel-gear, t, and pinion t. Theknife is similar in shape to the sections of a mower or reaper knife,but

considerably larger, and vibrates between the guards t 1:.

MM are the dividers,from the point of each of which extends a rod, 0, tothe guards U o, and brings all the corn in the row into the cutter K. v

V is the reel, which isjournaled in suitable bearings on the frameA A,and revolved from a pulley, s, on the inner end of the masterwheel W bya belt, .9, which passes over the loose pulleys e 6 and from thencearound a pulley, 8 on the reel-shaft V.

U is the tongue, and P the platform.

The operation is as follows The machine is to be drawn by horses hitchedto the tongue U in the ordinary manner, and driven so that the last rowof corn will enter between the dividers M M, where it is caught by thereel V and pressed toward the cutter K, where it is'cut off and falls onthe platform P. The operator, who stands upon the platform P, then picksit up and places it upon the table B, with the butts against thebutt-board H. When a sufficient quantity has been placed upon the tableto form a shock the operator presses the lever L laterally with hisknee,which forces the friction-cone E into the frictional cone-wheel Eon the sh aft S which is continually revolved by the pinion p meshin gwith the internal gear, G, on the master-wheel W. This sets the wheel Eto revolving, which winds up the cable D, and

compresses the bundle of corn by drawing down the arm 0. The bundle,when sufficientlycompressed, is held in this position by means of thespring-bolt cl en gaging with the ratchetron the wheel E until thebundle is tied or bound with cord or wire. The end of the cord or wirewith which the binding is done may be passed through an eye in the endof the arm 0, and

be placed automatically around the bundle as it is being compressed, theends of the band being united and cut ofi' by hand; or suitablemechanism may be provided whereby the complete operation of binding maybe automaticallyperformed. Thebundlehavingbeen properly bound, the wheelE is released by withdrawing the spring-bolt d from the ratchet r bymeansof the hand-lever d, and the arms (3 and G are returned to theirformer positions by means of springs :20 00, with which they areprovided. The bundle being now properly bound, the operator takes holdof the handlever L, withdraws the spring-bolt e from the loop 1 by meansof the hand-lever e, and then raises the lever L vertically, which,through the medium of the rod h, disengages the hook it and spring-catchh, and at the same time, by means of the chain t, withdraws thespringbolt 9 from the push-rod J, thus releasing the clutch-collar F,'which is pressed by the spring f into contact with the clutch F on theWheel F, starting said wheel F to rotating and wi'nding up the strap Tthereon, which turns the table B on the rod B to the position shown inthe dotted lines, Fig. 3, setting the shocks fairly on the ground, atthe same time, by means of the rod j, turning back the buttboard H. Theside pieceb of the table B, striking the end of the push-rod J, forcesit in and, through thebell-crank clutch-lever, withdraws theclutch-collar Ehreleasingthe wheel F. The spring-bolt g engages andholds the push-bar J-th'e lever L having been returned to itsformerposition by the operator-and the table B is returned to its formerposition by the springs 'n n. The spring-catch h re-engages with thehook it, and the operation is repeated.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and original,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a butting-board, a dumpingtable, a catch forholding said table in its normal position, a wheel mounted loosely on arevolving shaft, a clutch mechanism, a lever, and suitable connectionswhereby the catch for holding the table may be disengaged and the clutchmechanism thrown into gear for the purpose of turning said table,substan* tially as described.

2. The dumping-table B, strap T, and wheel F, provided with a clutchmechanism for connecting it with a revolving shaft, in combination withan arrangement for automatically disengaging said clutch when the tablehas reached the limit of its stroke, substantially as described andshown.

3. The combination of the table B, Wheel F, and means of connecting thesame with the clutch mechanism F F, clutch-lever J, and

push-rod J, substantially as shown and de scribed.

4. The combination of the wheel F, clutch F F, clutch-lever J spring fpush-rod J, springcones E E revolving shaft S and lever L, havingsprings m 00, rope D, wheel F, frictionsubstantially as described andshown. cones E E shaft S ratchet r, lever L and 7. In a corn cutter andshocker, a compressspring-bolt (I, substantially as described and armand rope, in, combination with a wheel on shown. 15

5 which said rope is wound placed loosely on a In testimony whereof weaffix our signatures revolving shaft, and arranged to be connected inpresence of two witnesses.

and revolved therewith by friction-cones, and FRANK WV. BURR. providedwith a ratchet for holding it at any ORVIL A. SMITH. P desired point,substantially as shown and de- Witnesses: s ro scribed. L. M. POTTER,

8. The combination of the arms 0 and O, ORVILLE SHELDON.

